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The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEST
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The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
26.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.7
ESE
1.1
E
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
0.9
NE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888999967777676669668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333293293293293300237232463442273317254223203245120159175170118138142204
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
1.19
3:23AM
1.34
2:55PM
1.10
4:26AM
1.40
4:00PM
1.06
5:19AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26PM
0.48
9:34AM
0.75
9:16PM
0.47
10:51AM
0.74
10:08PM
0.45
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------5:03-------5:05-------5:05-
Sunset-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---124865121-11552222111
Temp. °C272625242423232323222222222324232424252424242426
Feels °C (?)292828272825242322202021212224232525272626252528
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